Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Opinion by Emily Karanja (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is Program Associate, Sustainable Energy Futures Program, Society for International Development (SID)A global transition…

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

The Iraqi capital of Baghdad covered in a layer of dust during the third dust storm in two months, 24th May 2022. Credit: Zaid Albayati/Oxfam 2022 Opinion by Sally Abi Khalil (beirut, lebanon) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service The following article is part of a series to commemorate World…

UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline — Global Issues

UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline — Global Issues

Food insecurity in Syria has reached an historic high, amidst a downward socio-economic spiral, while humanitarian needs soar to peak levels. UNDP and other humanitarian partners are now ramping up their response, focusing on that most basic of needs – affordable, daily bread. Bolstering wheat-to-bread chain With an estimated 60…

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire from suspected members of a terrorist group using small arms and rocket launchers.  Four Jordanian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured in the attack, one of whom died from his injuries after being evacuated.  Under…

Pakistani Artists, Activists Fight for Refugee Status for Arrested Afghan Musicians — Global Issues

Pakistani Artists, Activists Fight for Refugee Status for Arrested Afghan Musicians — Global Issues

Local singers and instrumentalists joined rights activists and politicians in a protest against Afghan musicians’ arrest in Peshawar. They fear that there could be serious repercussions if the musicians are deported back to Taliban-led Afghanistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Jun…

Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War — Global Issues

Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War — Global Issues

Over 1,600 schools and universities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia’s invasion on February 24, according to Ukraine’s Education Ministry. Credit: UNICEF Opinion by Jerome Marston, Marika Tsolakis (new york) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) – Conflict has taken a horrific toll on…

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Opinion by Ibrahim Thiaw (bonn, germany) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Land…

Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ — Global Issues

Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ — Global Issues

“Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time suggests there may have been undetected transmission for some time,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at WHO’s Geneva headquarters. There may have been undetected transmission for some time – WHO chief Be vigilant With most…

Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030 — Global Issues

Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030 — Global Issues

Currently, 733 million people worldwide still do not have access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people still cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment.  At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity by 2030 – 10 million more than projected last year. …